Greenhead Bull Hole
Greenhead was the home of father and son, Christopher and Demdike was accused of killing a sick cow at Bull Hole. The owner Robert Nutter, the earliest reported victims of the Pendle Witches. had asked her to cure it, an example of the ambivalent feelings held They died insisting that they had been bewitched by a widow nick- towards witches, and also the questionable nature of their so-called named Chattox and her daughter Anne Redfearn, who lived on crimes. their land. Eighteen years later in 1612 this evidence was used in the trial of nine Pendle people at Lancaster Castle. Chattox and Moss End The Anne; the Device family headed by Old Demdike and some of their neighbours including a gentlewoman,Alice Nutter, were found This was the home of mother and son Jane and John Bulcock, who guilty and hanged in Lancaster.Their trial is one of the best- were accused of driving a woman out of her mind.They were two of documented witchcraft trials thanks to being published by the the nine people tried and hangedP for witchcraft inendle 1612. clerk of the court,Thomas Pott, as a warning against witchcraft. A Pendle Witches Trail guide is available from Tourist Information Newchurch Centres. St Mary’s Church gave the village its name, although the parish is still Reedley - Higham - Newchurch River Calder called Goldshaw Booth as it was 600 years ago. On the church tower is a stone known as the “Eye of God”, which is said to observe those The river is a tributary of the River Ribble. It rises in the Cliviger going to worship. The so-called witch’s grave is of the wrong date, but Gorge, flows through Burnley and is joined by Pendle Water near the Devices admitted taking teeth from skulls in the churchyard. The here. body of the church dates from the 18th century, but it was first consecrated in 1544. Pendle Hall Way Pendle Hall is a Victorian house, built in the style of the 17th century. The home of Pendle Witches Chattox and Ann Redfearn is thought to have been near here, close to the river Calder. The Pendle Way covers a variety of terrain and you are likely to The Forest of Pendle encounter some muddy stretches. Weather conditions can change ants to Look suddenly so be prepared for all eventualities. Pl for The southern slopes of Pendle Hill are still known as The Forest of P r! • Wear stout, waterproof boots Pendle - the name given to the ancient hunting ground established • Take waterproof clothing by the Norman conquerors in the 11th century. Once the home • Carry a compass and map ‘Witches Galore’, Newchurch • Inform someone of your route of wolves, wild boar and deer, the rich hunting was guarded for • Allow plenty of time the aristocracy by strict laws. During Henry Vll's reign, tenants ds to Loo • Keep dogs on a lead across farmland and under close control at all ir ok f other times were encouraged to enclose the wild forest for agriculture and the B or landscape returned to the farming of sheep and cattle, which is ! Barnoldswick Tourist Information Centre still its main use today. Hedgerow - Goldfinch, Chiff Chaff, Blackcap Tel: (01282) 666704 Meadow - Snipe,Whinchat, Partridge Pendle Tourist Information Centre Higham Waterside - Reed Bunting, Mallard, Moorhen Tel: (01282) 661701 Canal - Mallard, Mute Swan,Yellow Wagtail The village of Higham was home to several of Chattox’s supposed nts to Lo victims. It was here that she was reputed to have turned the ale lan ook f P for The Pendle Way is well signposted. sour and bewitched the landlord’s son to death using a clay ! image. At the centre of the village is a pub called the Four Alls Hedgerow - Foxglove, Ramson, Bluebell Borough of LANCASHIRE